Heart Beat At Night

It’s funny how the heart beats its loudest when in bed

Thoughts drift - building, planning, wondering, worrying

My thoughts

From tomorrow to ten years to not one in a million

To her legs to his eyes to her body to his mind

My thoughts

No matter how I escape them

At night, alone they wait

My thoughts

Heart beats heard on the pillow

My thoughts

Drive my eyes to the clock

My thoughts

Keep me awake until dawn

When the alarm goes off

Or the dog barks

Or a car horn is heard

I awake wondering how even a bit of sleep was afforded

How, for just a sliver of time, I was able to keep my thoughts avoided